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A beneficial ownership is a trust arrangement whereby the beneficial owner of a security has the power to vote on and influence decisions regarding that security, and receives the benefit afforded by the security, even though in street name...

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In the context of a corporation a board of directors is a group of people, selected by the shareholders, who make the major decisions for the company. The exact responsibilities of the board are governed by the company’s articles of...

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Bulk sales laws are the regulations applicable to a bulk sale, which may contain special rules and procedures that buyers and sellers must follow when a bulk sale transaction takes place.

Although bulk sales laws have...

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Business expenses are the operating costs of a business. Whether a given cost qualifies as a business expense is relevant because business expenses are tax deductible while other forms of expenses are not. To qualify as a business expense,...

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Buy-sell agreements are limits placed on ownership rights of closely-held organizations which require the shares be resold to either the organization or current partners when the owner decides to leave or passes away. Many partnerships and...

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A buyback refers to when a corporation repurchases its own outstanding stock. By doing so, the number of overall shares in the market drops and the value of each individual share tends to increase. Issuing a buyback offer is not binding on...

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Bylaws refer to the regulations and rules established by a company or other organization for internal management. Bylaws are most often used in companies to determine the rights and obligations of employees and organizations in a corporate...

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A C corporation is any corporation that does not qualify or elect to be an S corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. A C corporation is a legal structure for a corporation where the company’s assets are separate from the owners’ assets....

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Capital is any asset used for a productive purpose. It can include tangible items, such as cash or machinery, or intangible items, such as intellectual property or human capital.

Capital can also refer to ways a company...

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Capital investments can refer to a business’s acquisition of a capital asset or a type of loan by a financial institution in a business. In the latter, a financial institution, commonly a venture capital group, loans a business money in...

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